There was massive joy amidst OpenAI's announcement of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman's reinstatement, but Elon Musk's recent post brought a different turn on the top executives of the AI company. This mysterious letter contains claims of "disturbing" actions by Altman through the years, talking about their leadership of the company and various moments of dishonesty.
Its original link was already deleted, with the alleged former OpenAI employees saying they chose anonymity to protect their identities, especially with the executives' power.
Elon Musk Shares Letter from Alleged OpenAI Employees Against Execs
In a post by Elon Musk via X, he shared a letter which he said to only be "about OpenAI," with the renowned billionaire saying that it was only sent to him. He did not comment on its content but said that these concerns are "worth investigating."
While it has already been deleted, there is a cached version of the post originally posted via GitHub, and its sources, authors, and the alleged former employees of OpenAI remain anonymous.
First, the letter claims that many employees were allegedly silenced, terminated, or put on medical leave throughout the years when they dared to stand up against Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. It also said that the company went from a non-profit to a for-profit entity.
This letter about OpenAI was just sent to me.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 21, 2023
These seem like concerns worth investigating.https://t.co/hnAepyfLE6
Letter Claims Sam Altman, Greg Brockman 'Disturbing' Actions
At one point, the authors claimed, "Throughout our time at OpenAI, we witnessed a disturbing pattern of deceit and manipulation by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, driven by their insatiable pursuit of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). "
The letter also raised Altman's alleged "grudge" against Musk, which followed after their fallout, claiming that the OpenAI CEO used its resources for his personal goals, including this feud.
It also asks the current board members to look into this matter, to "take a firm stand against these unethical practices and launch an independent investigation into Sam and Greg's conduct."
OpenAI's Firing Controversy and Elon Musk
Sam Altman faced the ax abruptly late last week, and this has been a significant controversy against OpenAI where the world brought their complaints to the company because of this incident.
It is widely known that Elon Musk was once part of the pioneers who started OpenAI, with the renowned billionaire serving as a board member for many years before he decided to leave the company in 2018. During this time, Musk cut off all the funding he brought in for OpenAI, and allegedly, this was because Altman and other executives rejected his desire to run the company.
Most recently, Musk became a vocal critic of OpenAI and its many products, but not so much about Altman, Brockman, and his former colleagues over at the company.
While Musk did not say anything about the controversial open letter against the OpenAI executives, he is now questioning the context of the letter and its legitimacy, as it was sent to him, penned by anonymous sources amidst the reinstatement.
